johnsondasw:
I agree with the above about north to south. I would never consider doing that route south to north, but I'm a total wind wimp, having lived for 37 years in a part of central Washington that is consistently windy enough to have wind farms all over the place. For me, going against steady moderate to strong winds is the definition of hell. I did the ride at a time of year when the howling north winds had not developed yet, but the generally prevailing winds were out of the NW.